Harold Pinter: A Celebration

January. 24,2010      
Rating:
7.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration of the work of Harold Pinter at the National Theatre, directed by Ian Rickson. The team who made the acclaimed Harold Pinter documentaries for BBC's Arena was there to record this unique performance.

Harold Pinter as  Self (archive footage)
Stephen Rea as  Self
Henry Woolf as  Self
Jude Law as  Self
Henry Goodman as  Self
Susan Wooldridge as  Self
Andy de la Tour as  Self
Lindsay Duncan as  Self
Douglas Hodge as  Self
Colin Firth as  Self

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Reviews

Sexyloutak
2010/01/24

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Odelecol
2010/01/25

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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BeSummers
2010/01/26

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

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Ava-Grace Willis
2010/01/27

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

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